1.Thrust
2.Lift
3.Drag
4.Gravity
Making a paper plane
Q. What are the forces acting on a paper plane?
There are 4 forces acting on a paper plane.
Thrust pushes the plane forward
Lift pushes the plane up.
Gravity (or Weight) pulls the plane down.
Drag pushes the plane backwards.
Challenge: To find a paper plane that beats the rest of the class.
Aim: I want to find a paper plane design that can fly the furthest and beat the rest of my class.
World Record for Longest Flight
- Need to increase the thrust - to do this, i will throw harder.
- Reduced drag
- Change air flow - add ailerons
- Write up the experiment using the Scientific method
- Record your findings on the chart
- Take a photo of all your planes and upload them onto your blog
- Graph the results in a bar graph.
| Plane | Distance |
| Glider | 8.5m |
| Jet | 3.5m |
| Cruiser | 12.2m |
| Round wing | 6.7m |
Write up your findings and a conclusion.
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